Probable

['prɒbəb(ə)l] or ['prɑbəbl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) an applicant likely to be chosen.

(adj.) apparently destined; 'the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme' .

(adj.) likely but not certain to be or become true or real; 'a likely result'; 'he foresaw a probable loss' .

布丽奇特編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Capable of being proved.

(a.) Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; likely.

(a.) Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence; probable presumption.

佛瑞德整理

同義詞及近義詞：

a. Likely, presumable, credible, reasonable, to be expected, that stands to reason.

阿弗丽达整理

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Likely, presumable, credible, reasonable

ANT:Unlikely, unreasonable, incredible

爱德温錄入

解釋/意思:

adj. that can be proved: having more evidence for than against: giving ground for belief: likely: (Shak.) plausible.—n. probable opinion.—ns. Probabil′iorist; Prob′abilism (R.C. theol.) the doctrine in casuistry that of two probable opinions both reasonable one may follow his own inclination as a doubtful law cannot impose a certain obligation—opp. to Probabil′iorism according to which it is lawful to follow one's inclination only when there is a more probable opinion in its favour; Prob′abilist; Probabil′ity quality of being probable: appearance of truth: that which is probable: chance or likelihood of something happening:—pl. Probabil′ities.—adv. Prob′ably.—adj. Prō′bal (Shak.) probable.—Probable cause a reasonable ground that an accusation is true; Probable error a quantity assumed as the value of an error such that the chances of the real error being greater are equal to those of it being less than this quantity; Probable evidence evidence not conclusive but admitting of some degree of force.

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